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Uber accused of using ex-CIA agents as spies

by Jack Smith - November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 01653

SAN FRANCISCO (Associated Press) November 28, 2017 - The Latest on the court case against Uber (all times local): 10:55 a.m. A former Uber security manager says an espionage team inside the ride-hailing service used former CIA agents to help the company spy on its rivals overseas. The testimony in a San Francisco

Automakers struggle with the future in Los Angeles

by Jack Smith - November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 01791

FILE PHOTO: People look at a Lexus LF-C2 concept vehicle on display during the model's world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni /File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) - Car manufacturers’ attempts to square what U.S. consumers want against the clean vehicles regulators

Dubai-based cargo handlers complete blockchain technology test with IBM

by Larry chinekezi - November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 02134

Photo: (L-R) Sathish Jeyakumar – Principal Architect at the Emirates Innovation Lab, Srividhya Rangarajan - Process and Governance Manager at the Emirates Innovation Lab, Kevin Ennis - Vice President, Corporate & Business Development at dnata Cargo, Mohamed Hassan, Vice President of flydubai Cargo, Sam Chacko, Manager - Cargo Operations, flydubai Cargo,

What will it mean when all cars can drive themselves

by Jack Smith - November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 02221

Self Driving Car Autonomous vehicles are the focus of attention from Silicon Valley to the Treasury. Once they catch on, our roads and our workplaces will be transformed. The chancellor may have been keen to talk about the autonomous future in his budget, but the money that talked loudest last week

UPS inks its largest investment in renewable natural gas to date

by Jack Smith - November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 01704

UPS renewable natural gas vehicle Atlanta - In June, UPS announced its ambitious new sustainability goals, including a 12 percent reduction of absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations by 2025. Shortly thereafter, UPS announced a US$90 million investment in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure. Now, the Atlanta-based integrator

London buses to be powered by coffee

by Casandra Aniemeke - November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 02669

Inside a London bus. Don't spill the coffee, the bus needs it to move on. Waste coffee grounds will be used to help power some of London's buses from Monday, it has been revealed. London (BBC) - A biofuel created by blending oil extracted from coffee waste with diesel is to be

Indian Oil And Ola Taxi Launch First Electric Charging Station

by Jack Smith - November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 02461

Ola Electric Charging Station New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) had announced the launch of the nation's first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur. IOC, in collaboration with Ola, launched the country's first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur, a company statement

Volkswagen to spend over $40 billion on electric and self-driving cars

by Jack Smith - November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 01574

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen’s leaders on Friday, November 17, 2017 approved a five-year spending plan that aims to further the German automaker’s goal of transforming itself into a leading force in electric cars. Europe’s largest carmaker by unit sales will spend more than 34 billion euros ($40 billion) on electric

Indian state uses drones to check open defecation

by Tola Ojobo - November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 01688

The Southern Indian state of Telanagana has embarked on a unique way to get rid of open defecation, using drones. As a pilot project, cops have deployed drones on the banks of a local reservoir in the state’s Karimnagar district to prevent people from defecating near the dam. The Lower Manair Dam

China to distribute exclusive license plates for electric cars

by Jack Smith - November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 01833

Distribution of embossed licence plates begins BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) - China will introduce green license plates for new energy vehicles (NEVs) in 12 cities on Nov. 20, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced Friday. The license plates will be expanded across the country in the first half of 2018, accelerating